Chapter 85 One word: war

"The second is to retreat directly into the city, defend the city gate, and wait for reinforcements."

"But we don't have enough food and fodder. The border town is full of old people, women and children. There is simply not enough food and fodder!"

For many years, the border of Mobei State has been unfavorable for grazing and there is no good farmland. In the past, the country relied on supplies sent from other cities. The people in the border towns could no longer bear such a life, and those who could escape had already fled.

Now that all the food and grass have been killed, there is very little left. With so many people, the remaining food plus the food in the city can probably only last for two or three days at most. If the reinforcements cannot arrive, they will be trapped and die in the city.

"The two choices are nothing more than death today or death tomorrow." Even though Lana is full of passion and unwilling to retreat, reality only gives them these two choices.

Finally, after discussion among several deputy generals, they unanimously decided: they would rather die standing than live on their knees!

One word: fight!

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The Yue Kingdom's army was rushing towards the border of Mobei Kingdom at the fastest speed. The generals behind them were holding torches in their hands and advancing in an orderly manner.

Fang Xuren rode his horse beside Shen Yu, "General, what choice do you think they will make at this time?"

Chen Yu pondered for a moment. Most of the people in Mobei are unruly and unyielding. "I'm afraid there will be a tough battle later."

"General, what you mean is... that the Mobei Kingdom will be prepared to meet the enemy?" Fang Xuren did not expect that after so many things happened, the Mobei Kingdom should retreat into the city, recuperate and wait for reinforcements.

The plan was made in a hurry, and only Deputy General Wang was told what to do. The rest was for them to fight the enemy according to their daily training.

It just so happens that there is time now, Chen Yu can explain the trick to Fang Xuren.

"Our Yue Kingdom and Mobei Kingdom have been in a stalemate for decades, and neither side has gained any benefit so far. Mobei Kingdom is already short of resources, so their ambitions are naturally not limited to Yue Kingdom."

Fang Xuren understood immediately, "General, do you mean Yunsheng Country?"

Among the four countries, Yunsheng, Mobei and Yue are not much different in strength, while Zhongjin has a superior geographical location and abundant resources, and has always been the leader of the four countries. If Mobei attacks Zhongjin, it will be completely overestimating its own capabilities and asking for trouble, and in the end it will probably only bring about its own destruction.

In this case, only Yunsheng Kingdom is left.

"That's right. The products of Yunsheng Country are no worse than those of Yue Country. At this time of year, a large number of their mushrooms will mature. If we can take advantage of this opportunity to capture a city in Yunsheng, we will probably gain a lot."

Chen Yu analyzed them one by one, "I received a tip a few days ago that the Mobei Kingdom sent a hundred thousand troops to attack the border of Yunsheng."

"Yun Sheng and my Yue Kingdom are located in the west and east, two completely opposite directions," Fang Xuren had already guessed, "Even if these generals of Mobei retreated to a certain point, with little food and grass left, they would not be able to wait for reinforcements from the far west."

“That’s right!”

"Since they can't wait for reinforcements, they will die unless they surrender. In this case, they might as well fight hard. Maybe there is a chance of survival."

Fang Xuren analyzed the situation for a while, then changed his mind, and a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes. "No, the food and grass were burned. They must have spent a lot of time putting out the fire. I think they are exhausted at the moment. I guess they don't have the strength to fight anymore."

This is still a dead end.

"You're right." Shen Yu glanced at him, and seeing that Fang Xuren understood everything, he stopped explaining.

Fang Xuren knew that most of the prerequisites for this attack were proposed by Xu Zhao.

It was she who told them the time for the guard replacement at the Mobei military camp, and it was she who proposed to set fire to the food and fodder. Every step of the plan was closely linked.

Even taking into account the fact that Mobei Kingdom did not have enough troops to provide support, Fang Xuren secretly clapped his hands in his heart.

"Miss Xu is truly a goddess-like existence. I should never have killed her by mistake when we first met." Fang Xuren said, shaking his head in regret.

He already knew that as long as Xu Zhao died, she would disappear, and it was unknown when she would come back next time.

If she had not been killed as a spy the first time, with Miss Xu's intelligence, the confrontation between Yue Kingdom and Mobei Kingdom could have ended ten years ago.

Chen Yu: “…”

Don't hurt him with this matter anymore!

Chen Yu glanced at Fang Xuren and threatened: "If you mention this matter again, the toilet in this barracks will be handed over to you."

Whenever someone brought up this matter, Shen Yu's heart felt like it was being pricked by a needle, and it ached dully. There were not so many ifs. If possible, he also wished that he had not given Xu Zhao such a sword.

Unfortunately, both of them were wrong about this matter.

If there had been no subsequent contact, Xu Zhao would not have looked up the relevant history about Chen Yu, then she would not have known that Chatur of Mobei Kingdom lost his life because of a few red carps, and the surrender of Mobei Kingdom would not have been so smooth.

It was simply because Xu Zhao was not there, otherwise she would have clarified to these two people that she was not as powerful as imagined, she just took advantage of the right time.

"I shut up!" Fang Xuren knew the situation and was able to bend and stretch.

The chamber pot was dirty and smelly. How could he, a deputy general, do such a dirty job?

Fang Xuren shrank his neck in dismay, not daring to say more.

The army marched slowly, and it took them a full hour to reach the valley in front of the Mobei Kingdom's military camp.

After walking for a long time, even the horses were tired. Chen Yu ordered everyone to rest on the spot, and ordered a small team to climb up the valley to observe the situation in the Mobei military camp from a high place.

About two quarters of an hour later, the team returned to the front of the team and said, "General, there is thick smoke and faint flames in the Mobei army camp."

"It looks like the fire in Mobei is about to be extinguished."

From the time Deputy General Wang set the fire to the time they arrived here, such a long time had passed. The fire burned long enough that the flames could still be seen from such a distance. It seemed that this fire really brought a devastating blow to the soldiers of Mobei.

"General, are you going to beat the drum to attack?"

Several deputy generals rode their horses around Shen Yu, waiting for his order. Then the tens of thousands of soldiers behind him would take up their weapons and attack the Mobei military camp.

Chen Yu was at the gate for a moment and said, "Wait a little longer until the fire is out. Let our soldiers rest for a while."

He added: "Keep watching, and report back if the fire disappears."

"Great, really great!" Deputy General Wang on the side was very excited. He was the one who caused all this. "I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort for them to put out this fire."

"This is all thanks to Brother Wang!"

"No, no, it's just my job."

Taking advantage of this last bit of time to joke with each other, several deputy generals livened up the atmosphere.